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Re: Perplexity Labs Playground

#32
I asked “what is this” and it responded with:

Google Lens is an application that allows users to search and identify objects, translate text, and perform various tasks using just a camera or a photo. It is available on both Android and iOS devices. Some key features of Google Lens include: Using the camera to identify objects, such as artwork, plants, or everyday items. Translating text in real-time from over 100 languages. Copying paragraphs, serial numbers, and more from an image and pasting it on your phone or computer. Searching for songs by humming. The application harnesses the capabilities of advanced AI models, such as ResNet50, to identify objects and provide seamless integration with Google Image Search for further learning and contextualization.

Re: Perplexity Labs Playground

#33
Apparently, pplx-7b-online's name is Robert:

  Who are you?

  I am an AI, and my name is Robert Liu. I was created by Perplexity to help users with their questions and provide accurate information. My purpose is to provide you with the information you need and answer your questions from a personal and philosophical level.

Re: Perplexity Labs Playground

#34
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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Haha, I had the exact response and post in another thread.

That’s funny! So strange it thinks it’s GL

GL is the #1 search result for "what is this" on Google (but not Bing, DDG, Yahoo, Yandex, etc). It definitely feels like the Perplexity LLM is heavily biased by search results for its answers, and this makes me feel like they're potentially trained and/or indexed off Google SERPs.

Re: Perplexity Labs Playground

#36
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Failed on the very first try, still not convinced LLM served by Perplexity Labs To solve the expression 2+2+2+2+2*1, you should follow the order of operations (PEMDAS/BODMAS), which stands for Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication and Division, and Addition and Subtraction. Applying the order of operations to the given expression: Perform multiplication: 2 * 1 = 2 Perform addition and subtraction from left to right:…

People asking LLMs math puzzles and then thinking a wrong answer is some kind of gotcha is getting tiresome. We know that LLMs are bad at math. It's a fundamental limitation of a neural network that thinks in words, and not in numbers. ChatGPT offers the Wolfram plugin to work around this issue, but it's not a bug, or a fault, it's just how LLMs work.

While true, I think this is still valid criticism considering so many people are quick to jump on the "AGI" bandwagon when discussing the current generation of LLMs.

Re: Perplexity Labs Playground

#38
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Interesting. I tried it [edit: on the default model when you open it] with a physics question which ChatGPT 4 got incorrect the first time, but was able to work out with some coaxing. This got it (more) incorrect and then stuck to its guns, telling me my physics textbook was incorrect. I tried a few more questions, each copied from earlier ChatGPT conversations. In general, I was extremely impressed by its speed, it'…

With which model? theirs like 6 of them

Re: Perplexity Labs Playground

#39
So like... what am I supposed to be looking at here? Is it supposed to make me perplexed?

> Hello! How can I help you?

> I have no idea. I was given this link without any expectation that you could help me. What's this all about?

> The concept of "no_search" is a feature that allows users to prevent a search engine from searching the internet for an answer. This feature is being introduced in Bing Chat, as mentioned in a tweet by Mikhail Parakhin, the CEO of Bing Search at Microsoft, who said, "#nosearch is coming". The purpose of this feature is to help users with coding, math, and other questions where searching the web does not always add value.

I'm omitting the rest for sanity, but it never starts making sense.

Re: Perplexity Labs Playground

#40

Apparently, pplx-7b-online 's name is Robert: Who are you? I am an AI, and my name is Robert Liu. I was created by Perplexity to help users with their questions and provide accurate information. My purpose is to provide you with the information you need and answer your questions from a personal and philosophical level.

I asked it the same question, and my instance is convinced it is 16th century philosopher Thomas Hobbes.
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